We are Hiring: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA ENVIRONMENT FOUNDATION

  • Location: Home/remote working, based in Antigua or Barbuda, with travel required across the islands.
  • Hours: Consultancy contract, equivalent $30-40,000 pro-rata depending on experience
  • Start: December 2024
  • To apply: Please send a CV and cover letter to sekoah@conservation-collective.org by 21st October 2024.
Conservation Collective (CC) is a global environmental charity network on a mission to protect and restore the wild places we know and love. Since 2008, the Conservation Collective has launched, funded and grown 20 Foundations where they create the most impact: on the ground, working with local communities.
CC is expanding its network by establishing the Antigua Environment Foundation (ABEF). ABEF will act as a funding body, channeling resources from private donors, corporations, trusts, and foundations to support grassroots conservation initiatives working to protect and restore nature in Antigua and Barbuda.
The Foundation will raise money from individuals and businesses that love and rely on the region, its natural space, cities, coastline, and sea. It will provide financial support to the most effective projects and campaigns working to protect and restore ecosystems, reduce pollution and build climate resilience.
CC acts as a central hub providing world-class oversight, management, and support to local Foundations so that they can fund grassroots projects to deliver tangible impact. A UK-based charity, CC, was set up by Ben Goldsmith in 2020 and has since raised over £15 million. ABEF will operate as a branch of the CC, for the first 1-3 years, before launching as locally registered charitable entity.
We are recruiting an Executive Director to lead the creation of this new organisation. The day-to-day activities of the Executive Director include grant making, fundraising, communications, financial operations and supporting the governance of the foundation. Support and oversight come from the ABEF’s Chair, Steering Committee, and CC’s team.
The successful candidate for this role will:
  • Be a pro-active, highly organised individual with an entrepreneurial approach.
  • Be a strong communicator, capable of engaging a broad range of stakeholders.
  • Have a good understanding of the key local stakeholders and knowledge of the national NGO landscape.
  • Be fluent in English.
  • Live in Antigua or Barbuda with a driver’s license and willing and able to travel
  • Have a passion for the environment with experience in the environmental sector and have relevant qualifications in this field.

Please apply before 21st October. Job description details below